Order Lepidoptera · Species Profile
Papilio alexanor
Common Names
11 photos documented · 16 species in Papilionidae
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Specimen Data
Quick Facts
Family
Papilionidae
Genus
Papilio
Species
alexanor
Flight Period
May – July
Habitat
Dry, rocky hillsides and limestone slopes with umbellifer host plants.
Distribution
Southern and southeastern Anatolia
Seasonality
Flight Period
- January: not recorded as a flight month
- February: not recorded as a flight month
- March: not recorded as a flight month
- April: not recorded as a flight month
- May: active flight month
- June: active flight month
- July: active flight month
- August: not recorded as a flight month
- September: not recorded as a flight month
- October: not recorded as a flight month
- November: not recorded as a flight month
- December: not recorded as a flight month
Field Notes
Identification
A scarce, localized swallowtail of rocky Mediterranean hillsides, patterned in bold yellow and black with a short tail on each hindwing.
Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
Dry, rocky hillsides and limestone slopes with umbellifer host plants.
Range
Distribution
Southern and southeastern Anatolia
Interactive distribution map coming soon.
Southern and southeastern Anatolia
Look-Alikes
Similar Species
Sources
Sources
This species profile is compiled by Alperen Yayla from personal field observations across Turkey and Europe. Formal literature citations will be added as this atlas develops.